Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Walmart Inc.
Start: 10/28/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024109978 · 10/28/2024 · Walmart Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Contact incidents unspecified
Source: Portable ladders and stairs n.e.c.
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Walmart Inc.
Location: 1920 South Arkansas Street, SPRINGHILL, LOUISIANA, 71075
NAICS: 452311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a top stock cart for stocking when their left ring finger was caught in the metal rail on the side of the cart. The employee was hospitalized and their left ring finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown